Southampton boss Ruben Selles tried to find positives after their 2-0 home defeat to Brentford.
Ivan Toney tapped in Christian Norgaard's flick-on after a Bryan Mbeumo corner in the 32nd minute.
And in second-half injury-time his header sent through Yoane Wissa who calmly doubled the visitors' lead.
Victory saw the Bees move up to eighth in the Premier League table.
Southampton stay 20th, two points off safety having played one game more than most of their relegation rivals.
Selles said, "We performed well in a lot of aspects of the game. We managed the game the way we wanted especially at the start of the game. We tried to do our things and play our way. We showed our principles.
"I think we have some positive things in the game but we were not the best team in both ends. Also the set-plays. We are not happy, it is not good enough. We should do more to score goals, and do better to come from 1-0 down.
"I think we have a process and we are working. The process is not always linear. You have ups and downs. We need to analyse what happened. Especially the two goals and what happened in the final third. We need to keep adjusting and stick with the plan. We need to keep working. One result will not change things.
"I think the belief is there. We have been working hard to change the situation. Today was disappointing because of the result. The feeling is still 'we can do it'. We will keep working, fighting and trying to keep us alive. There is no doubt we can do it and we will keep continuing to work hard."